At the time, Mohammad told News 4 the agents were investigating him because of his name and that he was not a terrorist.

Prosecutors say Mohammad would buy food stamp cards for cash.

Mohammad would give the cardholder half the card’s value in cash and then pocket the rest. He would then key in a list of fake grocery purchases and then wait for the government to reimburse the store’s account for the total amount.

Mohammad’s wife says deportation would be tough on the family because schools and health care are not as good in Jordan.